By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) Perhaps I do not fall in the correct demographic for this film. I am in no way whatsoever a fashionista. I am a T-shirt and jeans kind of guy. I love to dress as comfortably as I possibly can, depending on the occasion. Still, as I… Continue reading Review: SCATTER MY ASHES AT BERGDORF’S
Category: Reviews
Review: EPIC
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) What happens when filmmakers take a creative and imaginative fictional world, but do not do anything creative or imaginative with it? Well, an example of that result is a sometimes entertaining, but mediocre movie titled Epic. Loosely based on William Joyce’s book, The Leaf Men and… Continue reading Review: EPIC
Review: FAST & FURIOUS 6
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) I was not a huge fan of the Fast & Furious movie franchise. I enjoyed The Fast and the Furious because it has some highly laughable writing and acting, but it also features some superb stunt driving. Flash forward through four movies of both horrendous and… Continue reading Review: FAST & FURIOUS 6
Review: BEFORE MIDNIGHT
By Laurie Coker Rating: A Few films can sustain characters like Richard Linklater’s films Before Sunrise (1994), Before Sunset (2004) and now, nine years later, his newest in the series Before Midnight, but because they are richly drawn and immensely engaging, we follow along in their lives with interest and curiosity. We can find comfort… Continue reading Review: BEFORE MIDNIGHT
Review: HANGOVER PART III
By: Laurie Coker Rating: F Notably, as my male critic friends pointed out at the screening, I am NOT the target demographic for the new Hangover film, starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, and Ken Jeong, reprising their roles and proving some men never learn. I went in whining from the start, convinced the… Continue reading Review: HANGOVER PART III
Review: THE HANGOVER PART III
By Mark Saldana Rating: 1.5 (Out of 4 Stars) I am one of the very few film critics who actually enjoyed The Hangover Part II. I’m sure I will continue to receive a lot of flack for this opinion, but I found the sequel hilarious, perhaps even more so than the first installment. Yes, they… Continue reading Review: THE HANGOVER PART III
Review: GIMME THE LOOT
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) As I watched this feature film debut by writer/director Adam Leon, I could not help, but compare it to the feature film debut by veteran director Martin Scorsese. In the late 1960s, Scorsese worked on a student film for N.Y.U. which eventually was released as Who’s… Continue reading Review: GIMME THE LOOT
Review; STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS
By Laurie Coker Rating: A- Not every film released warrants me driving over 40 miles round trip for a 9:00 PM screening (I have done such for some real stinkers), but a Star Trek movie does fuel my desire, if not my car. Since my youth, I religiously watched the first run series with a… Continue reading Review; STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS
Review: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The crew of the USS Enterprise has returned to theaters, and once again is distracted from their space exploration mission to save the universe. Director J.J. Abrams also returns to take the directing “con” with a screenplay that does deliver some outstanding character development and an… Continue reading Review: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
Review: STEVIE NICKS: IN YOUR DREAMS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) It has been ten years since the Fleetwood Mac singer has released a solo album. The bewitching and sultry “Queen of Rock n Roll” and her co-director, album producer and musical collaborator Dave Stewart have captured the process of writing, producing and editing Nicks’ latest… Continue reading Review: STEVIE NICKS: IN YOUR DREAMS